Trajan AR Denarius

Trajan is an absolutely fascinating figure in Roman history because of his rise to power due to merit alone. Being from a backwater of a province (Hispania) and rising up the ranks of the miltary to eventually become adopted by Nerva, his legacy still lives through the column in Rome commemorating his victory over the Dacians (I highly recommend looking at closeups of the structure, it's like reading a comic strip).

Note Trajan wearing the corona triumphalis, or the triumphal wreath crown that was bestowed upon those who received the Roman triumph. On the reverse, we see the goddess Roma holding Victoria, or the personification of Victory, while holding a spear.